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(slang) Very; extremely.
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Freedom to do as one wishes.

If I had my way.

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An aptitude or facility.

She certainly does have a way with words.

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Way is a space for passing or going from one place to another, or a manner of doing something.

An example of a way is the route to get from one place to another.

An example of a way is folding a shirt in half lengthwise and in half again.

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A state or condition.

He is in a bad way financially.

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Vicinity.

Drop in when you're out our way.

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A longitudinal strip on a surface that serves to guide a moving machine part.
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(nautical) The structure on which a ship is built and from which it slides when launched.
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A road, path, or highway affording passage from one place to another.
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An opening affording passage.

This door is the only way into the attic.

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Space to proceed.

Cleared the way for the parade.

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Opportunity to advance.

Opened the way to peace.

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A course that is or may be used in going from one place to another.

Tried to find the shortest way home.

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Progress or travel along a certain route or in a specific direction.

On her way north.

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(informal) Distance.

The travelers have come a long way. That village is a good ways off.

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A course of conduct or action.

Tried to take the easy way out of the mess he was in.

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A manner or method of doing something.

Several ways of solving this problem; had no way to reach her.

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Used with a personal pronoun as the object of various verbs to indicate progress toward an objective.

Elbowed his way through the crowd; talked my way into the club; worked his way into a better job.

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A usual or habitual manner or mode of being, living, or acting.

The American way of life.

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An individual or personal manner of behaving, acting, or doing.

Have it your own way.

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A specific direction.

He glanced my way.

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A participant. Often used in combination.

A three-way conversation.

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An aspect, particular, or feature.

Resembles his father in many ways; in no way comparable.

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Nature or category.

Not much in the way of a plot.

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(informal) By a great distance or to a great degree; far.

Way off base; way too expensive.

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(informal) From this place; away.

Go way.

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(informal) Used in response to no way to indicate affirmation contradicting a negative assertion.
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A means of passing from one place to another, as a road, highway, street or path.

The Appian Way.

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Room or space for passing; free area; an opening, as in a crowd or traffic.

Clear a way for the ambulance.

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A route or course that is or may be used to go from one place to another.

Highway, railway, one-way street.

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A specified route or direction.

On the way to town.

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A usual or customary manner of living, acting, or being.

The way of the world.

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A characteristic manner of acting or doing.

To learn the ways of other people.

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Manner or style.

To have a pleasant way.

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Distance [a long way off]

Just a little ways to go.

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Direction of movement or action.

Go this way; look this way.

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Respect; point; particular; feature.

To be right in some ways.

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What one desires; wish; will.

To have or get one's own way.

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Relationship as to those taking part.

A four-way conversation.

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(informal) A (specified) state or condition.

To be in a bad way.

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(informal) A district; locality; area.

Out our way.

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(mech.) A surface or slide on which the carriage of a lathe, etc. moves along its bed.
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(naut.) Movement, esp. forward movement, of a ship or boat through the water.
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(shipbuilding) A framework on which a ship is built and down which it slides in being launched.
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A course of action; method or manner of doing something.

Do it this way.

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A means to an end; method.

A way to cut costs.

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To a considerable extent or distance; far; well.

Way beyond, way in, way back.

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(informal) Much; to a considerable degree.

Way better, way more, way too slow.

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(slang) Really, very, extremely, etc.

Hip friends who are way cool.

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To do with a place or places.
  • A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another.
    Do you know the way to the airport? Come this way and I'll show you a shortcut. It's a long way from here.
  • A means to enter or leave a place.
    We got into the cinema through the back way.
  • A roughly-defined geographical area.
    If you're ever 'round this way, come over and visit me.
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A method or manner of doing something; a mannerism.

You're going about it the wrong way. He's known for his quirky ways. I don't like the way she looks at me.

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Personal interaction.
  • Possibility (usually in the phrases 'any way' and 'no way').
    There's no way I'm going to clean up after you.
  • Determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct.
    My little sister always whines until she gets her way.
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(paganism) A tradition within the modern pagan faith of Heathenry, dedication to a specific deity or craft, Way of wyrd, Way of runes, Way of Thor etc.
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(nautical) Speed, progress, momentum.
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A degree, an amount, a sense.

In a large way, crocodiles and alligators are similar.

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(As the head of an interjectory clause) Acknowledges that a task has been done well, chiefly in expressions of sarcastic congratulation.

Way to ruin the moment, guys.

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See also way.
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(informal, with comparative or modified adjective) Much.

I'm way too tired to do that.

I'm a way better singer than she.

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(slang, with positive adjective) Very.

I'm way tired.

String theory is way cool, except for the math.

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(informal) Far.

I used to live way over there.

The farmhouse is way down the bottom of the hill.

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(only in reply to no way) It is true.
interjection
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(obsolete) To travel.
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The name of the letter for the w sound in Pitman shorthand.
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Christianity (in translations of texts from the 1st century AD, notably the Acts of the Apostles)
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(Sussex) The South Downs Way.

We're walking along the Way now.

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A path in life; course or habits of life or conduct.

To fall into evil ways.

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all the way
  • From beginning to end; completely:
    Drove all the way from Detroit to Pittsburgh.
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by the way
  • Incidentally:
    By the way, you forgot to cash that check.
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by way of
  • Through; via:
    Flew to the Far East by way of the polar route.
  • As a means of:
    Made no comment by way of apology.
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go out of (one's)
  • To inconvenience oneself in doing something beyond what is required.
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in a way
  • To a certain extent; with reservations:
    I like the new styles, in a way.
  • From one point of view:
    In a way, you're right.
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in the way
  • In a position to obstruct, hinder, or interfere.
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(informal) no way
  • Certainly not:
    Did you like that movie?—No way! It was boring.
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on (one's)
  • In the process of coming, going, or traveling:
    She is on her way out the door. Winter is on the way.
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on the way
  • On the route of a journey:
    Met him on the way to town; ran into them on the way.
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out of the way
  • In such a position as not to obstruct, hinder, or interfere.
  • Taken care of; disposed of:
    Some details to get out of the way first.
  • In a remote location.
  • Of an unusual character; remarkable.
  • Improper; amiss:
    Said nothing out of the way.
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the way
  • In the manner that:
    The way he talks, you'd think he ran the company.
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under way
  • In motion or operation.
  • In ongoing development; in progress.
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be on one's way
  • to start or resume one's journey
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by the way
  • incidentally
  • on or beside the way
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by way of
  • passing through; through; via
  • as a way, method, mode, or means of
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come someone's way
  • to come within someone's scope or range; come to someone
  • to turn out successfully for someone
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give way
  • to withdraw; yield
  • to break down; collapse
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give way to
  • to step aside for; yield to
  • to give free expression to
    To give way to tears.
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go all the way
  • to proceed or agree completely
  • to engage in sexual intercourse
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go out of the way
  • to inconvenience oneself; do something that one would not ordinarily do, or that requires extra or deliberate effort or trouble
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have a way with
  • to be skilled in or adept in the use of
    A writer who has a way with words.
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have one's way with
  • to engage in sexual intercourse with
  • to dominate; exercise power or mastery over
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in the way
  • in such a position or of such a nature as to obstruct, hinder, impede, or prevent
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in the way of
  • being as designated; constituting
    We had very little in the way of food.
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lead the way
  • to be a guide or example
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make one's way
  • to advance or proceed
  • to advance in life or succeed, as by one's own efforts
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make way
  • to make room; clear a passage
  • to make progress
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no way
  • in no manner; by no means; not at all
    no way am I going to the concert.
  • used to express emphatic refusal, surprise, disbelief, dismay, etc. [You were at the party too? No way!]: pronounced with a rising stress
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on the way out
  • becoming unfashionable, obsolescent, etc.
  • dying
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out of the way
  • in a position so as not to hinder or interfere
  • disposed of
  • not on the right or usual route or course
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parting of the ways
  • an ending of a relationship as because of a disagreement
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see one's way clear
  • to be willing (to do something)
  • to find it convenient or possible
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take one's way
  • to go on a journey; travel
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the way
  • according to the way that; as
    With things the way they are.
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under way
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
way
Plural:
-ways

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

go out of (one's)
on (one's)
be on one's way
come someone's way
give way to
go out of the way
on the way out
see one's way clear
take one's way

Origin of way

  • Middle English from Old English weg wegh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English wei, wai, weighe, from Old English weġ, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Cognate with West Frisian wei, Low German Weg, Dutch weg, German Weg, Danish vej, Swedish väg, Latin vehō, via, Albanian udhë.

    From Wiktionary

Way Sentence Examples

  • Travel the way you wish to go.

  • I thought that was the best way to carry her.

  • On the way across the open water, they saw several dolphins.

  • In fact, that was a good way to make sure he didn't.

  • Two children, brother and sister, were on their way to school.

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